A survey of the use of collage in the visual arts from the early-20th-century innovations of Picasso to the present day. Collage is defined broadly, and the book covers montage, photomontage and assemblage as associated disciplines. The geographical scope is inclusive, and there is discussion of work from Central and Eastern Europe. There is a good balance of better and lesser known artists, and the book contains a lot of material rarely reproduced.
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Lively and timely. -- The Art Book
The fullest and best-written history of the subject so far. -- World of Interiors --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
The fullest and best-written history of the subject so far. -- World of Interiors --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Brandon Taylor is Professor of Art History at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. His previous books include Art of Today, Avant-Garde and After, and Art of the Soviets.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Don't get me started!,
By Nagagirl (Southeast Virginia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Collage: The Making of Modern Art (Paperback)
Surrealism, Picasso, Dada, artists response to Nazi expansionism in Europe...well, sure these subjects will involve "a lot of words" to understand!! Geez, collage began way before your local craft store had
several isles of pre-made stuff to "create" one. It is, after all, a response of artists to the world...and the results are seldom cute or enjoyable. Sorry, I feel nasty when a book as great as this gets dissed. If you want, go to the craft store and buy one of the churned-out dull books which will tell you step by step how to glue buttons and old photos to something else they will sell you. If you want to understand how and why artists began tearing things off of walls and using them in art then read this book. You may be surprised at how moving real art/collage can be.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Learn this history of collage,
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This review is from: Collage: The Making of Modern Art (Hardcover)
Well illustrated, this book follows the historical development of collage in terms of the various art movements of the early part of the 1900's, up through collage in the '60s, and today.
Authorative, thorough, only occasionally does the author fall into ridiculous art-critic-speak. [Please, art critics and academics, never use the word "problematize" ever, ever again. It's a stupid wretched word]. If you want to understand the social and art-philosophical thought that created and sustained collage, read this book. Besides, if you're going to practice an art, you should know its history.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A must for anyone interested in collage and the history connected to it!,
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This review is from: Collage: The Making of Modern Art (Paperback)
I have to agree with Nagagirl, this is really one of the best compendiums on the history of collage and the culture that surrounded it. I constantly reference it in my discussions to my students. Not only hits on the well-known works, but also gives in-depth discussions of lesser known works and movements within the U.S., Britain, and beyond. A must for anyone interested in this amazing medium and the history connected to it!
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